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Category: Along the Trail

Scratched, Withdrawn, Disqualified

Posted by Gypsy in Along the Trail, Questions for Reporters, Race Coverage Date: March 21, 2009

Hi Boys and Girls,
 
We K9 reporters have received many emails and blog comments asking us what the difference is between a musher who has scratched or was withdrawn from the race.  This is an excellent question for the blog. 
When a musher scratches from the race, he or she makes the decision themselves.  […]

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Booties

Posted by Gypsy in Along the Trail, Race Coverage Date: March 18, 2009

Hi Boys and Girls,
Several of you have emailed me about dog booties.  You’ve wanted to know what they are made of and when they are worn.  So this post is for you!
Most dog booties used for dog sledding are made out of a material called Cordura 330.  Cordura 330 is a lightweight flexible […]

Comments: 15

People Food

Posted by Gypsy in Along the Trail, Messages to Teachers, Race Coverage Date: March 15, 2009

Hi Boys and Girls,
I hope you are enjoying the race this year.  Several of you have asked about food for both the dogs and humans along the trail.  We’ve talked a lot about what the dogs eat but not about what the humans eat.  Mary Calore contacted me and said […]

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8 Traits of Iditarod - Respect

Posted by Sanka in 8 Traits of Iditarod Character Ed, Along the Trail Date: March 5, 2009

Read about Respect - the 6th trait of Iditarod in this story by Sanka.
Click here to view this PDF File.

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8 Traits of Iditarod - Integrity

Posted by Sanka in 8 Traits of Iditarod Character Ed, Along the Trail Date: March 4, 2009

Read about Integrity - the 3rd trait of Iditarod in this story written by Sanka
Click here to view this PDF File.

Comments: 5

8 Traits of Iditarod - Diligence

Posted by Sanka in 8 Traits of Iditarod Character Ed, Along the Trail Date: February 27, 2009

Read about Diligence - the second trait of Iditarod in this story by Sanka.
Click here to view this PDF file

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FOOD DROPS

Posted by Gypsy in Along the Trail, Checkpoints, Race Coverage Date: February 27, 2009

Hi Boys and Girls,
Well the final preparations are being made for the Last Great Race.  Have you ever wondered how mushers carry enough supplies to last them over a thousand miles?
The simple answer is they can’t.  So what can they do to make sure that there is enough food and supplies for both […]

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8 Traits of Iditarod - Innovation

Posted by Sanka in 8 Traits of Iditarod Character Ed, Along the Trail Date: February 26, 2009

Read about INNOVATION - the first trait of Iditarod in this story by Sanka.
Click here to view this PDF File.

Comments: 9

Communication

Posted by Sanka in Along the Trail, Messages to Teachers Date: February 25, 2009

Read about the importance of communication in this story by Sanka.
communication.pdf

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Virtual Trail Journey - Nome at Mile 1061 Sanka W. Dog

Posted by Sanka in Alaskan History, Along the Trail, Checkpoints, Off-Season News Date: January 28, 2009

The fire siren sounds in Nome to announce that a dog team is approaching Front Street.  Fans put on their coats, boots, hats and mittens and gather at the burled arch to welcome another Iditarod finisher  Approaching the burled arch marks the end of a very personal journey for the mushers and dogs.  There is […]

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Virtual Trail Journey - Safety at Mile 1039 Sanka W. Dog

Posted by Sanka in Alaskan History, Along the Trail, Checkpoints, Off-Season News Date: January 27, 2009

Out in the middle of no where on the Nome to Council Highway sits the Safety Roadhouse.  Looking back toward White Mountain, you see nothing but snow, looking toward Nome you see nothing but snow.  Looking out over the Bering Sea, you see nothing except sea ice and jumble.  The checkpoint is located in the […]

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Virtual Trail Journey - White Mountain at Mile 984

Posted by Sanka in Alaskan History, Along the Trail, Checkpoints, Off-Season News Date: January 26, 2009

Jeff King left Elim in 1994 with the feeling that he was being followed.  Sure enough a young husky not more that 4 months old was close behind.  For all of his short life, the Husky wanted to “play sports.”  What the puppy needed most was a coach who would work with him and train […]

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Virtual Trail Journey - Elim at Mile 938 Sanka W. Dog

Posted by Sanka in Alaskan History, Along the Trail, Checkpoints, Off-Season News Date: January 25, 2009

Elim, an Inupaig Eskimo village of 310 people is situated on the south shore of the Seward Peninsula or north shore of Norton Bay.  Elim (EE-lum) is 100 miles east of Nome as the crow flies.  Like all bush villages, Elim isn’t connected by road to the rest of Alaska.  The only way to travel […]

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Virtual Trail Journey - Sounds Like History Sanka W. Dog

Posted by Sanka in Alaskan History, Along the Trail, Off-Season News Date: January 24, 2009

Over the years, the trail out of Shaktoolik toward Koyuk (COY-uk) has been the scene of significant mushing history.  Dating all the way back to 1925 and the Serum Run, Leonard Seppala thought he was going to meet a Serum Runner somewhere on the Yukon River then take the antitoxin and head back to Nome.  […]

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Virtual Trail Journey - Koyuk at mile 890 Sanka W. Dog

Posted by Sanka in Alaskan History, Along the Trail, Checkpoints, Off-Season News Date: January 23, 2009

Don Bowers, Jr. calls the 50 mile section of trail from Shaktoolik to Koyuk bleak, flat and monotonous.  Just out of the Shaktolik, teams will run through rolling tundra.  Some of the villagers have reindeer herds that graze there.  Once out on the sea ice, some dogs may be overwhelmed by the great white expanse […]

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